what you want to know about USQ Segi MBA?

@Nightfall
It does provides me with a broad knowledge and the intelectual with the others field of working adults(different industry). This is the most important as you don't wish to has a class lecture with those fresh grads that lack of experience. It is advisable to select experience student for your group discussion or assignment.

@Jessica
I choose general management instead specialisation. IMHO, i would not suggest MBA student to choose specialisation as the mean for a MBA course is to equip you with a well grounded with different field of interest for your future career. The specialisation offer by MBA is really a misleading student which does not really compete with others specialisation course. Ex; if you specialised in MBA marketing, you are no where that able to compete with a CIM grad student. If you specialised in MBA project management, you are no where compete with a PMP graduates, if you are a MBA finance specialised, you are also no where compete with a CFP graduates.

In short, MBA is not main for specialisation, its main purpose to equip student with various of field expertise such like HR, finance, marketing, accounting, information system, law, and economics.

@red-queen

If you are MBA marketing specialisation, you will only choose all the 4 elective subject offer under marketing subject. If you are taking general management, you will be able to choose the total 4 various elective from finance, marketing, IB, HR, and projects. This will equip you with well grounded knowledge in different field pursuing later of your career in management level.

If you proactive enough, compare MBA marketing specialisation subject(4 subjects) offer with a professional marketing CIM course(12 subjects) offer subjects.

BEsides, get more consultation from your senior, lecturer or your professor for a convince advise what the purpose MBA serve you a better tools. This marketing fella that convince you to enrol a MBA course is useless which i found it later of myself.

This post has been edited by Gary1981: Jun 24 2009, 03:26 PM

@red-queen

BY all means i refering to well equip with various field of knowledge rather than specialisation which the working adults will not only limited to only certain knowledge. Specialisation will only limited your knowledge to ur subjects but will not broaden your knowledge of others subjects. Thats what the purpose of MBA serves for working adults with knowledge of Finance, accounting, marketing, & etc.

Yes, certainly aggree the 8 core subjects cover its needs of the MBA course. On other view, the distance learning offer also a distract factor for student. I do not mean specialisation is point of useless but its just be more relevance for student to gain various knowledge rather be specialisation.

The elective offer are not what cover in the MBA core. My elective choosen are International Mkt, International Econ, Leading Org Change & Global Financial Market although my core includes MKT, Economics, OB & etc. When there is a chance to learn & expose different field of knowledge, why need to specialised?
If preferable for specialisation, opt for any profession cert like CIM, PMP, CFP & etc are far away specialised compare to a MBA specialisation.

If you gain a profesion cert like CIM, you are exempted for MBA elective marketing.

Off course these are just my piece of little opinion, at the end is your own determination which way you want to pursue. I solely not detriorate MBA specialisation, but just share with the knowledge & comments as i go through your situation & get tones of advise from my senior lecturer & professor to opt for my final decision.

This post has been edited by Gary1981: Jun 24 2009, 06:03 PM

I suggest you obtain at least to 5 years working experience before undertake MBA course which will be more benefits you for the MBA course(you will be contributing rather than observing only). IMHO, i would suggest engineer to undertake MBA after being inline in engineering field of working experience. THis would definite open or explore up engineer mindset that is static with technical aspect by exploring into business world & career opportunity.

Wether to take part time or full time, you figure it out yourself in term of your financial burden. Btw, there are no any hectic headache as for study part time for MBA. Perhaps i has classmates that is a CEO, family man still manageable to complete his MBA. So what will it be just for a young man like you?All you need to adapt or learn is self displinary and time management.

I took my MBA after 7 years as an engineer. It does helps me in my career advancement in management & doing my own business now. You will no regret with the skill, knowledge & intellectual that you gain during the MBA course.

All the best!!

TS!

If got money, exclude the local university offered. Before choose the right MBA course, survey the institute that provide industry driven MBA rather than just academic. NOwadays these institute afford to accept those inexperience or even fresh graduate to enroll for MBA, that is ridiculuous & that course will only be an undergraduate subject & session.

MBA main requirement is mainly working experience rather than academic..

You get a management certificate from a well-known design university. Whats the POINT getting it? What kind of knowledge your perceive you able to get from them?

A phrase, "Rubbish in Rubbish Out". If the Lecturer cant even speak a proper English, but the lecturer is designated to teach English. WHat is the purpose for your to seek knowledge from them?

MBA is different because this course is a general subjects. Ask yourself, are you well-versed in all areas such like Finance, Accounts, HR, Marketing, Law, Statistics, Information system. If your answer is NO then
experience LEcturer (industry driven) is very important to drive you.

Lastly, what is your budget afford for your MBA? If weekends class that borther you, you can always choose not to attend the class since you claim 95% knowledge you gain on your own.
Also, the people networking that enroll for that course is also very important.
DO you wish your MBA classmate all is from corporate working world or vice-verse?

You have to put your commitment and consume sacrifice. How would you confront yourself with unbalance decision to make with a non-driven university to your convenience transportation and ur lifestyle?

Besides, can i offer you to buy the book at MPH which tittle 24 hours MBA? Thats is much cheaper & convenient and the rest you can learn from your own knowledge.????

I guess you definitely would not get any consultant to explain all this to you which neither to myself get it which truly only after my MBA.

I have classmate comes from seremban every weekends.

Hope you make a right choice for your future.

Just my opinion.

I've completed. Its USQ(Segi).

Segi Subang. To me, MBA course is easy to pass (50 marks) compare to proffesional course is much more difificult. MBA course is not merely about academic, it is where the academic integrate with the practical world to contribute to the real working corporate application. MBA instil you with critical thinking and decision making capabilities with the interaction and know-how with the lecturer and your peers. Thats the different a undergraduates & post graduates.

Initially Segi USQ MBA offered is internal, as my batch is the last for internal which all 12 module is by external (USQ). This is where the fees has increase yearly. Initially, 6 modules are under SEGI. The external means the module course is fully moderate by the USQ rather than SEGI (internal).

I did mostly my research books and journals in Sunway library, because Segi Subang library is USELESS (but the KD branch is too far for me). Besides, SEGI has subscribe to Emerald Journals (recognize by Havard Business Review) which is free for MBA student to access for research.

This post has been edited by Gary1981: Jan 22 2010, 10:46 AM

It is resourceful for my research for module of Law, Organisation Behaviour, Strategic Management, and Leading organisation change. But this books are merely for theory referencing and understanding, thus the journal and article is the main reference requirement for the research assignment.

Thank you for the clarification.

IMHO, i would suggest you gain working experience to at least abt 3-5 years in VARIOUS industries. Onwards, think of what is your career directions and think about what MBA will benefits you. I presume you wouldn't know what MBA will benefits you at this moment which just merely for the sake to gain another qualification with a perception that MBA will get better paycheck in your career.

At this moment, you have $$ constraint and limited yourself for a local MBA by those local universities. Get yourself more budget to invest at least a franchise MBA with the local private college or universities. MBA fees can range from RM15k to RM100k, at least go for those offering RM35k above and off course subject to your $$ capability. Go to attend their MBA preview seminar as such one of advertised here SEGI and to evaluate what the detail about MBA and their lecturer competency. Don't be shy just getting brochure in the front desk which you dealing with MARKETING people which will only physcho you to enroll but they may not know what is MBA about.

On other hand, the $$ that i would like to share. MBA and wedding will consume you a bunch of $$ which you seriously need to plan how to cope with the expenses and savings for your Marriage & MBA. Somehow you can retrieve the $$ from EPF for MBA. These issues can be subjective provide you have supporting fund from other as such parents and etc. If not, you will have to bare the stressess of $$ to support your MBA & Marriage plans.

I pursued my MBA after 6 years of working with part time basis. I got married after graduated
Above just merely my sharing with you. No offense and obligation to follow. Cheers

IMO, try opt into assignment and exam base. MBA with only assignment has the perceptions of easy to complete because it can always give out third party to do your assignment. Perhaps, you may observe most foreigners(china) tends to take assignment base because they can outsource outsider to do their assignments, but with exams you can't escape but need to study.

In my batch, there are some china student has score distinction in assignment, but come to exam score ZERO. Lecturer has been curious that cant even speak proper english but write fantastic assignment.

This post has been edited by Gary1981: Jun 7 2012, 11:17 AM

It is the same reason you get your degree for why study MBA. Although syllabus is same but the quality of the teaching and guidance may differ. What you paid and what you gain. There are plenty holding high position and yet still pursuing MBA.

Why this baby boomer pursue:

- their education may just diploma or lower, so its time to refurbish their certificates
- to explore possibilites that able to add on or improve their business skills(business owner)
- to obtain networking and industrial knowledge on how these related industries response to this business global change.
- they perceive the trends and needs in near future. (they have macro view mindset)
-holding a proffesional positions does not mean are good @ management skills( ex: doctors)

1) Doctors that own a clinic may good at their technical(aspect) but may not able run their clinic profitable or perhaps expand.
2) Businessman that had run their business 20 years may had stuck with their business performance, need to explore regional to chase the current trends, hence seeks for knowledges

In short, ppl that pursue MBA or higher are those seek for changes with skills and knowledges.

When u discuss a topic with a kids or fresh grads, the outcome may just a boring topics, but it will be different when u bring on topics to a table of different industries and knowledgeable adults. This is what it called "critically discuss". There is different without the word critically.

IMO, there is possibilities the baby boomers that holdings high positions will get pressure from the Gen Y or Gen X that obtain MBA. When these baby boomers extract from the corporate, the young gen will protray or bring up a new image for the corporate of MBA requirements.

2 years MBA course can't just rephrase it here with paragraphs. Don't just perceived nor judge it, be "feel it".